Switch to Safer #11: Skin Care

Skin Care

with Essential Oils

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You wash your face trying to get the dirt and grim off. But, what if you are adding something far more dangerous? Skin care is still a widely unregulated field, so chemicals are still lurking in many products.

What to avoid:

DMDM hydantoin is a formaldehyde releaser – it releases formaldehyde when it breaks down. It’s also a lungs/skin/eyes irritant. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) rates it a 7 on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the worst and 1 the best.

Imidazolidinyl urea is also a formaldehyde releaser, it’s a human skin allergen, and it may be toxic to the immune system.

Triclosan also rates a 7 on the EWG’s scale. It becomes concentrated inside the human body, it’s a contaminant, and it may be a hormone disrupter.

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